INSECURE. cha eunwoo

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" the only thing i want to see is you being happy. "
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CHA EUNWOO

It was currently 3am in the morning.

and i was still awake.

eunbi must've fallen asleep around 12 or something. and surprise, i lied about leaving when she was asleep. i'll just watch her sleep peacefully, and hopefully get my share of sleep for the night.

i suddenly heard sniffling and looked up at eunbi. she was still asleep.

"why didn't you take me back...." she muttered, her sleeping face morphing into sadness.

"why did you leave me....."

i cocked my head to the side. "i'm still here, eunbi."

"no, you saw how much i was suffering!!!!" my heart dropped when eunbi started crying.

"eunbi, you're having a nightmare." i said, lightly shaking her shoulder.

"you don't want me....you never did...." she murmured again, her sobs getting louder by the second.

what is she saying?? i shook her shoulder a little harder. "wake up, eunbi."

"no no no no no—" she cried even harder. "why did you hate me?!"

"i never hated you." i said. "i frankly like you, so please wake up so you can stop this nightmare you're having."

i grabbed eunbi's face and wiped her tears away with my thumbs.

eunbi's sobs slowly quieted down, her tears still coming.

when she was recovered from all of this, i am going to be asking a lot of questions.

i let out a sigh and dropped my head low. "what's wrong..."

eunbi whimpered, making me look up at her and then, seeing that her eyes had opened. then she started crying all over again.

"eunbi, snap out of it." i said. "you were having a nightmare."

she hiccuped and wiped her never-ending tears. "eunwoo...eunwoo...."

"i knew something was going to happen. good that i didn't leave." i said.

my eyes flickered to her hand. without knowing it, and reached out and grabbed it softly.

eunbi was still crying, not aware of me holding her hand at all. she cried and cried, and i stayed silent with the only supporting action i could provide being me lightly stroking her knuckles with my thumb.

a while later, she finally fell silent and asleep.

i found my peace in her calmness and fell asleep soon after.

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SEO EUNBI

i woke up with a jolt, my eyes opening into half-slits.

what got in to me yesterday? why did i cry like that?

i sighed. the drug. the nightmare. why the hell did i take it? i knew that this was going to happen.

i felt a slight pressure on my arm and then realized it was feeling numb. i glanced to my side and saw....eunwoo??

he was slumped over on the seat, leaning his head on his arm that was on my arm that was on the bed.

how could he stay the entire night sleeping on a chair like that??

eunwoo was also holding onto my clammy hand tightly, which gave me a somewhat sense of comfort and un-comfort mixed.

he finally started to stir awake, his head lifting up to reveal his eyes tHat were no longer fresh and flawless, but carrying large dark circles under them.

but his messy hair was cute.

he saw that i was awake and gave a half smile. "good morning." eunwoo said in a croaky voice.

i let out a long sigh. "you should've gone back to your room. you look terrible."

eunwoo shook his head. "i feel great..." he muttered, before reaching up and brushing a piece of hair out of my face. "as long as you aren't crying again."

heat rose to my cheeks and i chuckled. "...thanks for staying even if it ruined your handsome face, and thanks for taking care of me and making sure i didn't 'go insane and break the building down'."

a smile crept up eunwoo's face. "you're welcome."

my heart starting beating faster than normal and i looked away. "you can go now."

eunwoo stood up and stretched, groaning at the same time. "okay. let's talk later."

i nodded as eunwoo exited, and then hit myself in the head. "what is wrong with me??"

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half an hour later, i cleaned myself up and walked outside, elated to smell food.

i walked to the kitchen, and to my surprise, eunwoo was there, his back turned, cooking something on the stove. i walked next to him to see what he was doing.

"what is it?" i asked, looking at the pan.

"food." he replied boringly.

"you can cook??" i asked.

"i can." he said and then looked at me. "i'm perfect, aren't i?"

i tched and rolled my eyes. "more like crazy."

"i'm done." eunwoo said, transferring what he made onto two plates. "pancakes!"

"i'm so hungry." i said, following him to the table and sitting down.

i dug in, discovering how magical this one teeny pancake tasted. "how can you do everything??"

eunwoo shrugged. "i learn, obviously."

i gasped. "you actually work hard??"

eunwoo rolled his eyes and patted my hand on the table. "i work for what i want."